I’m done with school but…….
I still think about it.
At forty-four, with a full time job and two teenagers, I’m not sure that I really have enough of “me” left over to even contemplate going back to school. I don’t even know what I would want to study but……
I still think about it.
I think about it after a long day at the office when I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything worthwhile.
I think about it when I look at my life and wonder what difference I’ve made.
I know a couple of people through Twitter/Facebook/Blogging who, in their late thirties to mid-forties went back to school to become nurses and they both love their new careers. The fact that they both had husbands who “have their back” on the home-front (not to mention financially) was certainly a big factor for their successes. I admire the courage and tenacity that it took for them to go for their dreams.
I’m not sure that I’d have the guts or drive to do the same.
I’ve often thought that I’d like to start up something that I could do from home or perhaps do on a freelance basis but I don’t think that my sense of security could take the ups and downs of self-employment. I REALLY like getting a regular paycheque.
The idea of starting a new career at my age is a scary one but……
I still think about it.
Besides, what do I want to be when I grow up anyway?
Kat
I did go back to school in my mind twenties after taking a few years off, but now like you not sure I could do it at almost 40. Seriously, those days just seem long behind me and definitely another lifetime ago. Thanks for sharing though and for linking up with us this week.. wishing you a wonderful weekend now, too :)
ReplyDeleteMy school days seem like another lifetime ago too but I still think about it once in a while; not seriously enough though. I hope you have a good weekend too :)
DeleteI still think about what I want to be as a grown-up too. My dad's wife's niece was a successful accountant, and when she was 46 (I think), she realized that she was miserable. So she wracked up $150,000 in student loans and completed medical school. She's now a practicing doctor and so much happier. Not sure I am dedicated enough to complete that much school at my age to change a career but I am always inspired by her story that we can still do whatever we want, no matter what.
ReplyDeleteWow, that IS inspiring! I've always felt that doctors, teachers, cops, etc don't have jobs, they have a calling. Sometimes that's something that you just can't ignore.
DeleteI miss school but to go back full time ... nah I don't think so, not at 56. Part-time maybe if I could find the time to do so.
ReplyDeleteI think that if I were to do it, I'd go part time too. Perhaps when my kids are grown :)
DeleteSometimes, I think about it. Then I realize what it would entail. Then I get tired and take a nap, LOL! Going back to school is not for me!
ReplyDeleteMe too; anything that seems labour-intensive tends to induce nap cravings these days, lol!
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